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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is supposed to be sending a package to Mexico City?

2. What does Mrs. Pollifax admit that she always wanted to be as a child?

3. Who questions Mrs. Pollifax about the questions she posed on her second trip to the bookstore?

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax realize when being interrogated?

5. What does Lulash bring to Mrs. Pollifax as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lulash and what is his job?

2. Discuss the descent of the plane that Farrell and Mrs. Pollifax are held captive on.

3. Discuss the reaction of Mrs. Pollifax's children involving her trip to Mexico City.

4. What happens to Mrs. Pollifax during her second trip to Parrot Bookstore?

5. Who are the Red Chinese?

6. What occurs while Mrs. Pollifax is at her doctor's office in Chapter 1?

7. What occurs when Mrs. Pollifax wakes up after she is drugged?

8. Why does Mrs. Pollifax go to Langley, Virginia?

9. What happens when Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell are told to ride donkeys?

10. What happens during Mrs. Pollifax's first trip to Parrot Bookstore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the ways in which Mrs. Pollifax changes throughout the novel and the effect this has on readers as well as the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Mrs. Pollifax and Mrs. Hartshorne.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the CIA in the novel and the importance it plays in the actions of Mrs. Pollifax.

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